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MISTICA: New WSIS and Democracy Lists

From: Daniel Pimienta ([email protected])
Date: Tue Sep 23 2003 - 05:15:37 AST

>From: "Steven Clift" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
> <[email protected]>
>Subject: New WSIS and Democracy E-mail List
>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:13:39 -0500
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>
>DO-WSIS - New E-mail List on E-democracy and Information Society
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>An information exchange forum on e-democracy and the World Summit on
>the Information Society (WSIS) <http://www.google.com/search?q=wsis>.
>
>
>DO-WSIS is hosted by Democracies Online. The Democracies Online
>Newswire e-mail announcement list reaches over 2500 members from
>over 75 countries.
>
>To subscribe to DO-WSIS:
>
> [email protected]
>
>To subscribe to DoWire - the Democracies Online Newswire or visit its
>archives:
>
> http://www.e-democracy.org/do
>
>
>In the WSIS documents <http://www.itu.int/wsis/> being drafted
>by participating governments, the word "democracy" only appears once
>near the end of the Statement of Principles. Further, the most powerful
>human right in terms of citizen empowerment in the online world, the
>right to _associate_ and therefore communicate, is not mentioned
>(the freedom of expression is powerless without an audience or in this
>case an "online community" for two-way exchange).
>
>Possible topics for exchange on the DO-WSIS include strengthening the
>information society to promote:
>
> 1. Participatory democracy at the local, regional, and national
> levels of government and in society generally.
>
> 2. Online-enhanced participatory international governance processes
> and institutions that are transparent, accountable, and provide
> citizens with timely electronic access to legally public information.
> (The WSIS web video streams set a new high standard for access to
> other international bodies!)
>
> 3. The realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In
> particular, Article 20 on the freedom of assembly and association and
> article 19 on the right to freedom of opinion and expression as they
> come to life and raise citizens voices through the online environment.
>
> 4. Good governance and greater levels of citizen participation
> through e-government, media online, and civil society information
> efforts that deliver on the democratic potential of the new medium.
>
> 5. The establishment of WSIS Plans of Action that develop specific
> goals and initiatives to implement the often cited democratic
> potential of the information society - this could include specific
> mention of "E-democracy" ICT applications through civil society and
> e-government to encourage democratic citizen participation and
> involvement in official documents.
>
>For more on democracy in the information age, see the links from:
>http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html
>
>Also see the new article by Steven Clift titled, "E-Democracy, E-
>Governance and Public Net-Work" for a summary overview of projects
>that make the democratizing and collaborative potential of the new
>medium a reality:
>http://www.publicus.net/articles/edempublicnetwork.html
>
>
>^ ^ ^ ^
>Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net
>Minneapolis - - - E: [email protected]
>Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667
>USA - - - - - - M: +1.612.203.5181
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